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Questions before I Upgrade my Rig?

I was looking to Upgrade a tad what I'm using at the moment so I can increase what I can do on terms of gaming...but also look to support a 2nd Monitor I plan on getting.

Currently I have a I7 960 @ 3.2 Ghz

6 Gb Ram

a Gtx 560 Ti

Liquid cooling + about 6-7 fans ( forgot how many specifically.. )

and my power supply is 700W.

My plan was to grab a 2nd monitor, and go SLI with a 2nd 560 Ti and upgrade my power supply to about a 850 or so.

My questions is few but basically; I'm a bit new too SLI and was wondering.

A.) Should a 850W Power Supply be sufficient for 560's?

B.) Is the amount of cooling In my Pc seem adequate for two cards? ( was contemplating a external cooling to add to the back.. )

C.) Does it matter if the 2nd 560 is a OC version or do they have to be uniform in every way ( the 560 I got is standard, So it's only OC when I do it manually )

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  • 10 years ago
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    Here is a good power calculator:

    http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.j...

    Just go about 20% over the calculated value.

    Your bunch of fans and liquid cooling are just fine, no worries there.

    As far as SLI, OC I don't think that it really matters and they don't have to be exactly the same in every aspect. I think you can even SLI 2 totally different cards.

    Good luck.

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